First day, part 1

So unlike two years ago when I took Moira to her first day of pre-school and she cried and cried. And then cried the next time. And then there was the time with the bout of hysteria where the teacher suggested we try again the next week and it wasn’t until two months later that Moira was okay with me leaving her there. I think she barely said two words to her teacher the entire year.

Today was all smiles and excitement and outfit changes (because the first one got dirty – the problem with having to wait until the afternoon to go to school). Sure she gave me lots of hugs and kisses and hung on to me like a monkey a little bit – but she does that when I announce I’m going to the basement to do laundry so it isn’t anything unusual. I’m so excited for this adventure she is starting and it is a great feeling to know that she is too. She has already informed me that she talked to her teacher today. First day! She’s so grown up now.

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3 Replies to “First day, part 1”

Wow, she does look so grown up. Fionnuala too, I barely recognize her!
Ha even though I will be happy for my own to go to school, I know I will cry and cry about it just ’cause I’m emotional like that. Even seeing pics of friends kids’ on FB going to their first day made me tear up!

Oh it’s so nice when expectations are met and happiness is achieved (no matter for how long, as I know full well how moods fluctuate in the under-shall we say age 20?-set.) They do grow up! THEY REALLY DO!

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I think of this as my little online space to write about things that are important to me. These days a lot of my writing has to do with trying to raise three young daughters while dealing with a terminal cancer diagnosis I received in December 2015. I have no life advice to give and chances are if my home looks clean in a photo it is because I pushed everything out of the frame of the camera.